Issue date: March/April 2006        Topic: Business

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National Hardware Show Heads to Orlando in 2007, Returns to Las Vegas in 2008 With the steady growth of the National Hardware Show (NHS) comes the need for more “elbow room.” To stretch out comf...

        Issue date: January/February 2006        Topic: Business

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Smith & Hawken to Launch Prototype Stores Word just hitting the street is that upscale garden brander Smith & Hawken will open two new prototype stores this spring, and plans to roll out addition...

        Issue date: November/December 2005        Topic: Business

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SNA Steps Up for Hurricane Relief, Awards Top Booths at Show Coming to the aid of nurseries in the South hit by Hurricane Katrina, the Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has initiated its Indus...

        Issue date: September/October 2005        Topic: Business

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SummerWinds Plans New Unit in Gilbert, AZ SummerWinds Garden Centers is branching out in Gilbert, AZ, next spring. Pending an OK from the town, construction will start in November, with a projected...

        Issue date: July/August 2005        Topic: Business

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LGMDA Signs New Management Firm A new management services firm has signed on to work with the Lawn & Garden Marketing and Distribution Association (LGMDA). King Stringfellow Group (KSG) out of Bel ...

        Issue date: May/June 2005        Topic: Business

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Rayovac to Buy Tetra for $550 Million, Changes Name to Spectrum Rayovac is gearing up to acquire German water gardening and pet goods supplier Tetra GmbH for about $550 million. The deal is mea...

        Issue date: March/April 2005        Topic: Business

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The Flower Fields Shifts Focus from Retail to B-to-B, Drops P. Allen Smith Program As part of a major shift in its structure and brand strategy, The Flower Fields is reducing its emphasis on re...

        Issue date: January/February 2005        Topic: Business

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Kmart Buys Sears, L&G Part of the Plan Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. have entered into a whopping $11 billion deal that places the new giant as the nation’s third most powerful r...

        Issue date: November/December 2004        Topic: Business

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Industry Mourns the Loss of Fred Hicks It’s a sad day for the Hicks family - and all of L&G. Fred Hicks of Hicks Nurseries in Westbury, NY, has died at 64 from a rare blood disorder. When Nursery R...

        Issue date: September/October 2004        Topic: Business

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Scotts Acquires Smith & Hawken in Blockbuster Brand-Leader Deal In a move designed to tap into the hot garden lifestyle market, The Scotts Company has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Sm...

        Issue date: July/August 2004        Topic: Business

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Vegas National Hardware Show Delivers a Full House Flush with Success As exhibitors at the 2004 National Hardware Show tally their orders and buyers prep new products in their retail outlets, the...

        Issue date: May/June 2004        Topic: Business

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Hagedorn Sees New Organics/Naturals Initiative at Scotts Scotts CEO Jim Hagedorn made the informal announcement of a company initiative to introduce a new organics/naturals line during the first-...

        Issue date: March/April 2004        Topic: Business

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CGP Acquires Assets of New England Pottery Central Garden & Pet (CGP) has acquired substantially all of the assets of New England Pottery, Inc., for a reported $69 million. Based in Foxboro, MA, ...

        Issue date: January/February 2004        Topic: Business

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GCA Conference Warms it up in Florida The Garden Centers of America (GCA) National Conference of Independent Garden Centers is scheduled for January 14-17 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and registration ...

        Issue date: November/December 2003        Topic: Business

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Smith & Hawken to Sell to Garden Centers Smith & Hawken, upscale garden center extraordinaire, will soon be known as wholesale biz newbie. The popular garden center chain has announced it’s enterin...

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